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- Dictionarytack/tak/
noun
- 1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail: "tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor" Similar
- 2. a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
verb
- 1. fasten or fix in place with tacks: "he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard" Similar
- 2. change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind: "their boat was now downwind and they had to tack"
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1. : attach. tack on some sequins for pizzazz. especially : to fasten or affix with tacks. tack a notice to a pole. tacking down a stairway carpet. 2. : to join or add in a slight or hasty manner usually used with on or onto. … the upbeat ending, tacked on to a book that cries out for a tragic one. Julian Symons. 3. a.
1. a short nail or pin, with a narrow shaft that is not tapered and a relatively large, flat head. 2. a. the act of fastening, esp. in a slight or temporary way. b. Sewing. a stitch for marking darts, etc. from a pattern, clipped and later removed. : in full tailor's tack.
TACK definition: 1. a small, sharp nail with a flat end 2. a long, loose stitch 3. all the objects that the rider of…. Learn more.
A tack is a small, sharp pin or nail with a wide head. You can use tacks to attach your flyers to the telephone poles in your neighborhood. As a verb, tack means "attach using a tack ," and also, simply "add," the way a movie director sometimes tacks on a happy ending to satisfy the audience.
Tack definition: a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.. See examples of TACK used in a sentence.
TACK meaning: 1. a small, sharp nail with a flat end 2. a long, loose stitch 3. all the objects that the rider of…. Learn more.
Define tack. tack synonyms, tack pronunciation, tack translation, English dictionary definition of tack. n. 1. A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head. 2. Nautical a. A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course. b. A rope for hauling the...
tack noun 1. Meaning & use. I. That which fastens or attaches, etc. I.1.a. a1400–. That which fastens one thing to another, or things together: applied to a fibula or clasp, a buckle, a hook or stud fitting into an eye or loop, a nail, or the like. Obsolete except as in senses I.2, I.3. a1400.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of TACK. 1. [count] a : a small, sharp nail usually with a wide, flat head. carpet tacks. b US : thumbtack. 2. sailing. a [count, noncount] : the direction that a ship or boat is sailing in as it moves at an angle to the direction of the wind.
